This is one of the strangest aspects of Jeff's case. Hicks seems to be the origin of this strange tale we call "Jeff Dahmer, the serial killer." The barbell detail remaining consistent is interesting. Did they do a workout together and Hicks had an accident? Or was there another type of accident and they tried to come up with a believable cause for the injury in case anyone found the body? This one is just bizarre.
It's a mystery since all the findings point to a vehicular homicide, and yet the narrative involves a barbell. For the backstory, maybe. Or a believable cause, as you mention. There's no way of knowing for sure.
It's amazing how many stories there are and how the timelines are so mismatched. I have a hard time imagining someone with polymyositis picking up a barbell and swinging it around. I'd love to know how much weight was on that barbell because my barbells are set for dead lifting and curls, and cannot be causally picked up and swung around!
The conflicting stories all highlight the inconsistencies in the narrative, of which there are many. And yet the truth shouldn’t falter. It seems Jeff wasn’t actually diagnosed with Polymyositis until after he left the army in March 1981, although his army medical records show that he suffered from swollen and painful joints even then. I do wonder if this was the reason he didn’t drive after he left the army.
Hmm something about the story of how they met, the timing, just feels off to me. The story of a hitchhiker just doesn't sit right. It sounds too curated for the false narrative.
The timescales are off too, with the rock concert he was going to / leaving (depending on the different media reports) being on June 18, yet other reports stating Jeff was stopped driving left of center on June 25, when the narrative stated he was transporting the body parts that same night (in his dad’s car, who lived 5-10 miles away). Never mind that his mother still lived at home with him (despite what the media reported). And also, why was Hicks so far out of his way when he got picked up (he was north of the venue on a different highway, when there’s a direct highway leading to it from where he was already said to be travelling). Nothing adds up at all. It could be that the hitchhiker story was made up and something else happened in reality. Interestingly, Brian Masters, who wrote about both Jeff & Des Nilsen (stories so similar they could be plagiarised), writes that Des’ first victim was also called Stephen & was going to a rock concert:)
Nothing adds up at all! Okay that's really weird... I had no idea about Des Nilsen. So that's an odd coincidence there with the stories matching. I wonder if another possibility might be that someone else killed Hicks (Nilsen??), but they tacked that onto Jeff's story for some reason. This whole thing is like a bad plot generated by the beta version of ChatGPT...
It's interesting that the barbell is the one part of the story that never changes. I have 5 lb small weights I use and even those would be hard to hit someone with enough force to do anything. I'm not in the best shape though. As far as if I believe Steven would agree to go to Jeff's house in his way to a concert. No way. You want to make it to the show on time. Plus he had friends there to meet up with. It would be interesting to find out what really happened.
Indeed. And even that story doesn't hold up, depending on which media version people choose to believe. The so-called confession itself, and the FBI file, all give different versions of the story, and even different dates. The concert was on June 18, yet Jeff was stopped for driving left of center on June 25. Amongst other numerous anomalies.
This is one of the strangest aspects of Jeff's case. Hicks seems to be the origin of this strange tale we call "Jeff Dahmer, the serial killer." The barbell detail remaining consistent is interesting. Did they do a workout together and Hicks had an accident? Or was there another type of accident and they tried to come up with a believable cause for the injury in case anyone found the body? This one is just bizarre.
It's a mystery since all the findings point to a vehicular homicide, and yet the narrative involves a barbell. For the backstory, maybe. Or a believable cause, as you mention. There's no way of knowing for sure.
It's amazing how many stories there are and how the timelines are so mismatched. I have a hard time imagining someone with polymyositis picking up a barbell and swinging it around. I'd love to know how much weight was on that barbell because my barbells are set for dead lifting and curls, and cannot be causally picked up and swung around!
The conflicting stories all highlight the inconsistencies in the narrative, of which there are many. And yet the truth shouldn’t falter. It seems Jeff wasn’t actually diagnosed with Polymyositis until after he left the army in March 1981, although his army medical records show that he suffered from swollen and painful joints even then. I do wonder if this was the reason he didn’t drive after he left the army.
That would make a lot of sense. Was Hicks in the Army? It crossed my mind to consider if maybe they knew each other from the Army perhaps.
According to the story, they met before Jeff joined the army. Apparently a random hitchhiker.
Hmm something about the story of how they met, the timing, just feels off to me. The story of a hitchhiker just doesn't sit right. It sounds too curated for the false narrative.
The timescales are off too, with the rock concert he was going to / leaving (depending on the different media reports) being on June 18, yet other reports stating Jeff was stopped driving left of center on June 25, when the narrative stated he was transporting the body parts that same night (in his dad’s car, who lived 5-10 miles away). Never mind that his mother still lived at home with him (despite what the media reported). And also, why was Hicks so far out of his way when he got picked up (he was north of the venue on a different highway, when there’s a direct highway leading to it from where he was already said to be travelling). Nothing adds up at all. It could be that the hitchhiker story was made up and something else happened in reality. Interestingly, Brian Masters, who wrote about both Jeff & Des Nilsen (stories so similar they could be plagiarised), writes that Des’ first victim was also called Stephen & was going to a rock concert:)
Nothing adds up at all! Okay that's really weird... I had no idea about Des Nilsen. So that's an odd coincidence there with the stories matching. I wonder if another possibility might be that someone else killed Hicks (Nilsen??), but they tacked that onto Jeff's story for some reason. This whole thing is like a bad plot generated by the beta version of ChatGPT...
It's interesting that the barbell is the one part of the story that never changes. I have 5 lb small weights I use and even those would be hard to hit someone with enough force to do anything. I'm not in the best shape though. As far as if I believe Steven would agree to go to Jeff's house in his way to a concert. No way. You want to make it to the show on time. Plus he had friends there to meet up with. It would be interesting to find out what really happened.
Indeed. And even that story doesn't hold up, depending on which media version people choose to believe. The so-called confession itself, and the FBI file, all give different versions of the story, and even different dates. The concert was on June 18, yet Jeff was stopped for driving left of center on June 25. Amongst other numerous anomalies.
Yes, none of it makes sense. And that was just one of several illogical variations of the story.